11:43 AM,
Dec. 16, 2013

Written by

Ken Starr

In a recent speech at Georgetown University, a British cabinet minister said some startling things about Christians in the Middle East:

"Across the world, people are being singled out and hounded out simply for the faith they hold?. (Middle Eastern Christians) are rooted in their societies, adopting and even shaping local customs. Yet ... (a) mass exodus is taking place, on a Biblical scale. In some places, there is real danger that Christianity will become extinct."

Such a public expression of concern about Christians is unusual for a Western government official. This speech was ...